NBC and Peacock Present Early First-Round Coverage of 2026 MLB Draft Presented by Nippon Express This Saturday, July 11, at 1 p.m. ET; Peacock Streams Coverage Through Conclusion of Day 1
All-Star Futures Game Presented by Nike Coverage Begins Sunday, July 12, at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock; Debut of MLBx Presented by ITO EN 3-on-3 Event Follows at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN
2025 NL Cy Young Award Winner Paul Skenes and Pittsburgh Pirates Host Two-Time All-Star Pitcher Jacob Misiorowski and Milwaukee Brewers on MLB Sunday Leadoff at Noon ET on Peacock
Dave Flemming Calls Brewers-Pirates Alongside World Series Champion Pitcher Bob Walk and Former Milwaukee Pitcher Tim Dillard; Caroline Pineda Serves as Sideline Reporter
Sunday Stretch Whip-Around Show to Immediately Follow MLB Sunday Leadoff; Peacock “Game of the Day” Features One Out-of-Market Game Streamed Nationally Each Day
STAMFORD, Conn. – July 7, 2026 – Star pitchers and rising stars headline NBC Sports’ MLB coverage this weekend, highlighted by All-Star pitchers Paul Skenes and Jacob Misiorowski squaring off when the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Milwaukee Brewers on MLB Sunday Leadoff this Sunday, July 12, at Noon ET on Peacock.
On both days this weekend, NBC Sports’ coverage of MLB All-Star Week will showcase baseball’s next generation during the 2026 MLB Draft presented by Nippon Express this Saturday, July 11, at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock; the All-Star Futures Game presented by Nike on Sunday at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock; and MLBx presented by ITO EN on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN. All MLB All-Star coverage will be produced in collaboration with the Emmy Award-winning MLB Network.
2026 MLB DRAFT PRESENTED BY NIPPON EXPRESS (Saturday, July 11, at 1 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock)
NBC Sports will present live national coverage of the 2026 MLB Draft presented by Nippon Express for the first time ever this Saturday, July 11, from the Pennsylvania Convention Center Grand Hall in Philadelphia.
Beginning at 1 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock will carry early first-round coverage of the draft, featuring the top 10 picks. Coverage continues at 2:30 p.m. ET on Peacock and MLB Network with the remainder of the first round through the conclusion of Day 1.
MLB Network’s Greg Amsinger will host alongside analysts Harold Reynolds, Mark DeRosa, Cole Hamels, and Dan O’Dowd. Melanie Newman will host from the broadcast’s side set, alongside Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline and MLB.com, Carlos Collazo of Baseball America, and Lance Brozdowski of Marquee Sports Network.
2026 ALL-STAR FUTURES GAME PRESENTED BY NIKE (Sunday, July 12, at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock)
MLB’s rising stars, including baseball’s No. 1 overall prospect Jesús Made (Milwaukee Brewers/Biloxi Shuckers-AA), take center stage during NBC Sports’ first-ever national broadcast of the All-Star Futures Game presented by Nike at Citizens Bank Park, the home of the Philadelphia Phillies, this Sunday, July 12, at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock.
Play-by-play voice Melanie Newman will be joined on the call of the All-Star Futures Game by analysts Yonder Alonso and Sam Dykstra, and field reporter Sande Charles.
The All-Star Futures Game features baseball’s top Minor League prospects competing in a seven-inning National League vs. American League format. This year, Shane Victorino and Larry Bowa, both World Series champions with the Phillies, will manage the NL and AL Futures Teams, respectively. More information on the National League and American League Futures Game rosters is available here.
MLBx PRESENTED BY ITO EN (Sunday, July 12, at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN)
Immediately following the All-Star Futures Game, NBC Sports’ coverage of MLBx presented by ITO EN, a 3-on-3 co-ed baseball competition debuting this summer, begins at 3 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN.
Tyler Maun will handle play-by-play alongside analyst Kait Maniscalco and field reporter Robert Flores.
A first-of-its-kind competition, MLBx presented by ITO EN will feature four three-player teams captained by Phillies legends Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins, and Shane Victorino, and Atlanta Braves Hall of Famer Andruw Jones. Joining the captains will be professional AUSL softball players Alyssa Brito, Tiare Jennings, Rachel Garcia, and NiJaree Canady; Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith; Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens; and other professional athletes and celebrities.
All four teams will compete head-to-head in a bracket-style event featuring two semifinals and a final. Each game will last approximately 30 minutes, with each player receiving one two-minute at-bat during a three-inning game, while the opposing team positions its three players in the outfield. Teams earn one point for each home run and one point for each catch, with bonus points awarded for hitting balls through a center-field target above the outfield fence or calling for a “hot streak” — a five-swing stretch during which offensive and defensive points count double. The team with the most points at the end of each game wins. More information on MLBx, its game format, and its teams is available here.
MLB SUNDAY LEADOFF: BREWERS-PIRATES (Sunday, July 12, at Noon ET on Peacock)
2025 Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates host two-time All-Star pitcher Jacob Misiorowski and the Milwaukee Brewers in an NL Central matchup at PNC Park at Noon ET on Peacock. Play-by-play voice Dave Flemming will be joined by World Series champion pitcher Bob Walk, former Milwaukee pitcher Tim Dillard, and reporter Caroline Pineda on this week’s MLB Sunday Leadoff announce team.
The first-place Brewers are 56-33, own the second-best record in MLB, and hold a 6.5-game lead in the NL Central. Milwaukee has been dominant on the mound, leading the Majors in ERA (3.32), and ranking second in wins (56) and strikeouts (871). Misiorowski, an NL Cy Young front-runner and Milwaukee’s projected starter on Sunday, leads MLB with a 1.47 ERA, 156 strikeouts, and a 0.78 WHIP, while tying for sixth with 11 quality starts. The Pirates counter with one of the league’s top offenses, ranking first in hits (831), second batting average (.262), and third in RBI (455). Skenes, who is slated to start on the mound for Pittsburgh, ranks fourth in the National League in in WHIP (1.01), fifth in strikeouts (119), and among the league’s top 15 in ERA (3.62).
A 1980 World Series champion, Walk played for the Phillies (1980) and Braves (1981-83) before a 10-season tenure with the Pirates (1984-1993). During his rookie year with Philadelphia, he was the starting pitcher in Game 1 of the 1980 World Series against the Kansas City Royals. Walk represented the Pirates as a 1988 National League All-Star, finishing the season with a 2.71 ERA, 12 wins, 81 strikeouts, and a complete game shutout across 32 starts. Walk is now in his 33rd season as an in-game analyst for Pirates games on SportsNet Pittsburgh, and previously was a game analyst for Peacock’s MLB Sunday Leadoff in 2022 and 2023.
Dillard debuted with the Brewers in 2008 after winning the organization’s Minor League Pitcher of the Year award in 2005, pitching for Milwaukee in all four of his Major League seasons (2008-09, 2011-12). Across 73 relief appearances and 84.1 innings pitched, he tossed 62 career strikeouts. Dillard joined Milwaukee’s broadcast team in 2021 and is currently in his sixth season as an analyst for Brewers telecasts on Brewers.TV.
Pineda will serve as a reporter on this week’s edition of MLB Sunday Leadoff. Pineda has been a reporter with NBC Sports since 2022, covering college football, basketball, the Olympics, and MLB.
Major League Baseball and NBC Sports announced the debut of Road to the Show, a new five-episode documentary series providing unprecedented access to six of baseball’s brightest young stars as they navigate the path to professional baseball’s biggest stage. New episodes will debut on July 10, July 19, July 26, and August 2. The first episode is available now on Peacock.
Produced by MLB Network and narrated by baseball content creator and YouTuber Dan Sarmiento (DSARM), Road to the Show features some of the game’s most exciting young talent, including Braden Montgomery (Chicago White Sox), Gage Wood (Philadelphia Phillies/Reading Fightin’ Phils-AA), Jesús Made (Milwaukee Brewers/Biloxi Shuckers-AA), the No. 1 overall prospect, and Ethan Holliday (Colorado Rockies/Fresno Grizzlies Single-A), alongside elite collegiate stars Roch Cholowsky (UCLA) and Justin Lebron (University of Alabama).
SUNDAY STRETCH WHIP-AROUND SHOW
NBC Sports’ Sunday Stretch whip-around show will stream live on Peacock immediately following Brewers-Pirates on MLB Sunday Leadoff. Produced in collaboration with the Emmy Award-winning MLB Network, the show will feature look-ins at all the compelling live action around Major League Baseball in real time and on replay every Sunday, so viewers don’t miss a single run or key play.
Peacock offers a dedicated MLB Hub, a one-stop destination for fans to access live games, team hubs, and highlights. This season, baseball fans can enjoy popular Peacock features, such as Catch up with Key Plays, if they are tuning in late; Live in Browse, which displays the live game on the Peacock home page for instant context about the matchup and allows viewers to immediately join the live game presentation; and MLB Live Picks, a mobile mini-game for fans to predict the winners.
Also now streaming live on Peacock is the FIFA 2026 World Cup™ and WNBA. Peacock’s sports programming also includes Sunday Night Football, the NBA, live coverage of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Premier League, Big Ten football and basketball, BIG EAST basketball, Big 12 basketball, Notre Dame Football, the U.S. Women’s and Men’s National Teams soccer matches (in Spanish), golf, and much more.
Peacock “Game of the Day” (July 7 – July 12)
One out-of-market game will be streamed nationally* on Peacock nearly every day of the season. Tonight, three-time All-Star infielder Rafael Devers and the San Francisco Giants host five-time All-Star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays at Oracle Park with first pitch set for 9:45 p.m. ET on Peacock.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game |
| Tues., July 7 | 9:45 p.m. | Toronto Blue Jays at San Francisco Giants |
| Thurs., July 9 | 7:45 p.m. | Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals |
| Fri., July 10 | 7:05 p.m. | Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles |
| Fri., July 10 | 10:10 p.m. | Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Sat., July 11 | 7:05 p.m. | Houston Astros at Texas Rangers |
| Sun., July 12 | 4:05 p.m. | Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants |
(*Note: The Peacock “Game of the Day” will not be available in the competing team markets, where it will be presented by the local rightsholder)
National Baseball Hall of Famer CC Sabathia and Ahmed Fareed star in NBC Sports’ new weekly digital video series, MLB According to CC. On each episode, Sabathia and Fareed will discuss big picture storylines and spotlight the week’s most exciting and intriguing events around baseball. Among the unique segments featured in the series: “CC’s Clubhouse” will highlight anecdotes from his playing days, while “Show Me Something” will preview MLB’s weekend slate of games and highlight key players across the league. The show’s “newstalgia” storytelling will bridge legends of baseball’s past with today’s rising stars.
New episodes are available to stream every Wednesday on the Peacock MLB Hub, NBC Sports YouTube Channel, NBCSports.com, and all major podcast platforms.
NBC SPORTS’ MLB TRADITION
NBC Sports has a distinguished history with Major League Baseball. The first-ever MLB television broadcast was a 1939 Cincinnati Reds-Brooklyn Dodgers doubleheader on W2XBS (the precursor to WNBC-TV) in New York. NBC Sports was a home to the first World Series broadcast in 1947, the first All-Star Game nationally broadcast in 1952, and has televised 39 World Series – more than any other network.
From 1957-2000, NBC Sports was home to a wealth of baseball programming, including Game of the Week and Monday Night Baseball telecasts, more than 30 All-Star Games, and countless iconic Postseason moments. For the 2022-23 seasons, Peacock was the exclusive home of MLB Sunday Leadoff, a first-of-its-kind Sunday morning presentation featuring a unique three-announcer broadcast booth with one analyst with expertise on each team joining the play-by-play voice.
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